It would make sense that if HGH promotes cell regrowth and repair, and if HGH rejuvenates organs that have been atrophying and shrinking, and if HGH brings about increases in muscle mass, then it should also help to speed and enhance the healing of wounds. And that is exactly the case.

Early evidence of this goes back to the 1960's, where HGH was first administered to patients recovering from wounds resulting from surgery or injury. Since then, numerous studies and publications have attested to the beneficial effects of HGH on wound healing.

Further, HGH has been particularly useful where healing is difficult and crucial: severe burns, trauma injuries, skin grafts, and the like. In experiments done in Japan recently, burn victims have shown the improvement expected with increased IGF-1 levels.

Since HGH works at the cellular level, it assists the healing process on internal injuries and external injuries alike. Where an injured part or limb must be kept immobilized, often there is an accompanying wasting or atrophying in the tissues.

Because HGH strengthens and builds muscle even in the absence of exercise, it has been particularly effective in minimizing the wasting and weakening of muscle tissue when it has been immobilized. In so doing, HGH has demonstrated a capacity to accelerate recovery, and to reduce the amount of physiotherapy required after the initial healing.